On this day in 1961, the movie version of the Broadway musical West Side Story opens at New York’s Rivoli Theater. The musical, featuring music and lyrics by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, retold the story of Romeo and Juliet but set the action in contemporary New York. In the story, star-crossed lovers Maria and Tony are torn between their feuding cultures: Maria’s brother leads a Puerto Rican gang that is at odds with Tony’s Anglo gang. The movie won 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actor and Actress
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